Given the date this year I am thinking of building 2 aircraft a year for the next 4 years, each pair to be in service during the centenary year. I shall probably build as many nations as I can and I am thinking of 1/48 scale. I'll blog each pair as I go. 1914 is probably going to be the hardest year to find subjects maybe an Avro 504? and a Rumpler Taube if I can find the kits. 1915 gets easier as I have a Nieuport 11 and there are Eindeckers available. After that it gets easy.

Model On Sir!

What a lovely idea Andrew!

1914 is proving difficult to find kits for, 1915 is possible but not much choice, favourite for 1914 is a Bleriot, scratch built if I can find some decent drawings, more research needed on the Central Powers side.

Sounds like fun!

At the moment I can't see a genuine 1/48 1914 kit, Rodens BE.2c is 1915 possibly 1916, the Bleriot I built previously is pre-war (Anzani engine). I used to build wood flying models from scratch years ago, the only bit that looks really difficult ofn the Bleriot is the Mono engine. I like the idea of a Farman Shorthorn but it would have more struts and wires than I want to contemplate!